Folding bed



P HEYSVE'L FOLDING BED." APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1920.-

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FOLDING BED. APPLICATION FILED APII. 24, 1920.

Pantea Feb.22,1921.

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y FERNANDO nnrsnn, or MEXICO, Mexico.

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To all wlw-mit may concern I' Be it known ,that I, FnRNANDofHnrsER, a citizen of the United States of America, fre# siding at cityV of Mexico, Mexico', have iii- Vented certain newf and useful Improve; ments in Folding Beds, of which the f ol lowing isa specification. f Y Y The primary obj ect of the invention isthe provision of a bed or cot-"possessing great strength, readily foldablein compact relations, the structure being sanitary and easily cleansed as well-,as i-eadilyset lup Vfor use and folded? at will `without the `aid fof toolsh A further object ,ofV the invention is vthe provisionof a folding bed or cot-constructed entirely of metal adapted for'filatlyffolding together in acompact body when not inuse, taking up but little room r'when'stored away, as well as beinginf convenient forni for shipment'and movingabout.

` A still Yfurther object of the invention is the provision of aocompactly foldable metal bed having a mattress or spring bedfbottom portion substantially coeXtensiye therewith when the device is set up @for use and providing for' comfortable 'sleeping l'withffr )ldahle head and footmembers, Vbraced supporting means being proyidedfpositioning the }bed bottom at the desired 'elevation' aboye the oor Y v Withvthese general objects in View the yention consists of', the novel combination Vand arrangement of parts' Ahereinafter'more fully described in connectionv` witlrjthe: afcl companying drawings, and-' in whichlile reference characters designate c'zorresponding parts throughout the several Views. 'In the drawings- 1. f 1

Figure l is a top plan View of the bed set up for use partially broken'away,

' F ig. 2 is la"sideeleyation, s

, Fig. tisv an enlarged elevaticnal'view of va corner portion ofthe main frame'y with one of the legs partially adjusted .andfparts shown in section, f; Fig. 4 is ,asectional Viewthereof, l" Fig.`5 is 'anlelevational yiewof one v'of ,the

end members of the bed' showing afcanopy holder positioned'thereon with. onev of the parts thereof illustrated by yd its adjusted position, and l Fig. 6-illustrat es amo'difled form of -strutl for the canopy holder.

Referring more yin detail toV the drawings, my invention broadly consist's'of a'bed frame l tt'edA lines in Specification of Letters Patent. j Patented Feb. 22 1921 ppnatio mea vapril, afi, 1e2.o. se'ria1No. 376,358.

comprising a main central section l0 and end sections 11 and 12, of` desirable dimen-l i OfFFICEe sions havingisu'pporting legs and head and foot members as herein fully described; The end section v12 is ysubstantially U- shaped vin form composed of angle iron sides 'l 18 and end 14 whilethe opposite end section 11 is similarlyformed ofangleiron with sides or rails land'transverse' end 16. The

channels forminglthe endsections 11 and 12 open upwardly ywhile similar channel bargsf17, forming sides ofthe central section 10 open downwardly as indicated inl Fig. l.

Hinge 'connections are provided between the side' rails 17 andthe end sections 1 1 and 1 2, comprising pairs of plates 18 securedby b0lts`l'9 adjacent the ends ofl'the depending l flanges 2O of lthe side rails 17. One plate 18* ofeach pair is positioned exteriorly ofljits carrying flange 20 while the companion plate 18 parallel therewith is inwardly of the adjacent flange 2O extending through aslOt 21 inthe horizontal flange 22'of the rail 17. The upper ends 'of two Apairs of plates 18 arepivoted as at 23 to the upwardly provjecting flange 24 of the lend section 11 with theinner plate 18 of` each-pairl accommodated through" alslotf25' in the horizontal flange l26 'of the .adjacentra'il "15. i In this manner it willbe seen that the end section 11 'is hingedly mounted upon the adjacent endl'of the central section 10. 1 y

" In a. similar manner, the opposite end sec- Ails-pivotedv tothe adj acent' ends of the side rail 17 of the central section lObyk pairs of similar plates 18, the details of said hinge l 'connectionsbeing identical to those hereto,- fo-re described in connection with the end.

'section 11,"so that yCorrespending reference characters are employed upon the drawings 'and no further description is necessary.

Afiller plate 27 is provided between the inner plate 18 of each'hinge connection and the adjacent flange 24 of the sidev rails ofthe lend sections ,whilesimilar filler plates -28 are provided--between the flanges 20y and the 'inner plates 18 with the-boltsV 19 passing Vthrough said plates 28. `Four supporting legs' 29fare provided for the bed, one leg being positioned adjacent each end ofthe side 'rail' 17, pivoted between the lower ends of each pair of hinge'plates 18 by journal'pins B0. A.' head 31 upon the upper endof each leg 29 as the pin`30 forsuch'leg extending therethrough, a projectionor finger 32Yof thehead lbeing'jadaptedto bearupon an' y inclined face 33 of the adjacent end of the rail and filler Vplate 28 to which such, leg and'head are pivoted by the hinge plates 18.

Braces 34 and 35 are pivoted to the side.V

rails 17 and legs 29 respectively, formed of resilient material one of said braces having a key-hole slot 36 ladapted for receiving a headed stud 37 upon the other braceV whereby Y the braces 34 and 35A are adapted for detachable connection in their operative positions as best illustrated 1n Fig'. 2 ofthe drawings. 4The legs 29. are inclined `vtoward theV the slight flexibility of the hinge joint, con-k,

.nections for'the legs. The legs may be po,- sitioned alongside of one anotherwhen fold,- ed adjacent the lower edge of the side rails 20. The adjacent ends of the braces 34 and 35 are released readily when desiredI by reason of the resiliency of said braces and are again connected together when theflegs are opened.v Struts 38are pivote/d to Vthe i sides ofthe end section 12 having inclined teeth 39 fini-engaging over stop, members or lugs 4 0 upon the inner faces ofthe legs 29, the struts 38l being also, resilient for readily detaching the same from the stops 4() to fold the struts adjacent the side flanges 24 ofthe rails 13,`

1A. bed bottom or mattress holder is pro,-

vided in three vplirts 41, 42, and 43, mounted within the sectionsvlO, 11,` and l2, respectively, thesamebeingin the form of grids or crossed slats 'connected` by helical Vsprings 44 with the adjacent inwardly projecting flanges of said framesections. The adjacent endsl of the grid portions are. connected together by elongated loops45, permitting the frame sections to. fold upon the `hinge connections thereof.

A Urshaped head member 46 Lis pivoted; as at 47within the channel of the frame section l2., adjacent the` free endfthereof, adapted, for-foldin inwardly of said section when not in use, w iile a similar foot member 48 is `pivoted as at 49, at the Opposite end of y* tion 11. Pivoted stays 50c-are; carried by the endl sections 11 and 12 for detachable connection., with the foot and head members 48 detachablyv mounting upon headed v1f. insfi54,

outwardly projecting from the opposite sides 55` of the footand head members.y The bent upper ends 5,6ofthe bars 51 arer connected together byfa bolt 57, and it being understood d that'snch; an arrangement Off. the bars 5l iS provlded for each end of the bed, a canopy or netting may be thrown thereover covering the bed.V Upon removing the bolts 57, the bars 51 may be shifted to vertical positions upon the pins 54, and upon slightly elevating the bars 51 the notches 58 in the 70 Vlower ends thereof may be seated upon that'the bed .is readily folded vinn'com'pact arrangement, having only slightly greater dimensions tha-,n1theCeilti'nl'Section 1.0- The canopy bars 5'1'are removable at willv and insteadA of fennng said; bers, Shown. in Fig- 5, thgf be ccnstfructedns illus trated in' ig Gyandj consisting of a plate 60 having endfmel'nbers.. 6l. s111162, nttnfehed thereon,v ahnt-1.1.0.1.@ Slot 63 being providediin thplateGO., n receiving notch, `Gain thecthr end 'of the end member., 6,2; andan an 111er percrated 'end 6,5 at the free endo i the member 61. Y

While the. form of .thel invention hiren Set forth is, believed, preferab.1e,.iitw1l. neven theless be. understood that. minor changes my'beimadetherein withont, dfnnnrtng fiO'In the spirit and' scope, of my invention v`as claimed.`

, lHaving thuis. described mynventinn., what I'V claim as new and desire to secure by Le* ters. Patent, iS.:'- f

. l! Abed. Comprising. anentral'. secton'and end SeQtOnS hinged thretbalngn pirated: be.- nenth. thefcolnrs of; the; Central Section; brnci'ngly Positioned inclined toward. theop- Posite ends of the. bedvv v vllnnlA the-device, is.` set np for use foldabl'e head and foot, members at the free, ends of said endjsections, the Central sentieriv having Side rails nrorded with inclined, fanesnt the ends theretfheads upon the pi'votedl ends of the legs, having 115 projecting lingersadapted for engaging said faces when1 the legs are. operatively positioned.4 f f e 2. A bed comprising a centralsection having side rails, a mattress supporting grid connected between Saidrside rails, U-shaped endv Sections-pirated t0. the side nails., met' tireSS. Supportlns grdsinsaids end' Sections C.olllldntedv thm-Teta link connections between the grid of the centi-'al section and the: grids 125 of A the. end; Sections, -lfoldable legsv pivnted beneath the central section, thek central.v sectQnand. legs having ya11s11.1`ar"lY.donnera,tive Surfaces 01?- supportln -fthe; legs4 inclined toward the ends when t e bed is set up for use, head and 'foot members pivoted adjacent the ends of the end sections, a pair of separable braces connecting the central seetion to each of said legs, adjustable struts between one end section and thevadjacent legs and retaining stays for the head and foot members pivoted to the sides of the end sections.

3. A bed comprising side rails of channel bar formation, U-shaped end sections formed of channel bars, pairs of plates secured adjacent the ends of said side rails outwardly and inwardly. thereof, -pivotally connected to the sides of the end'seotions, a supporting leg pivoted between each pair of plates, the 15 side rails having oblique end portions and heads upon the pivotedends of the'legs having fingers engaging said oblique end portions when the bar isset up for use.

In testimony whereof I afHXmy signature 20 in presence of two witnesses. Y

FERNANDO HEYSER.

Witnesses MnnWIN L. BOHEMN, E. HOLLENBACK. 

